Houndé Explained

Houndé
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hauts-Bassins Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tuy Province
Elevation M:357
Population As Of:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:87151
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:11.5°N -34°W

Houndé is a city located in the province of Tuy (of which it is the capital) in the Hauts-Bassins Region of Burkina Faso. It is situated about 100km (100miles) east by northeast of Bobo-Dioulasso along the trunk road Route Nationale N1 to Ouagadougou.

Houndé is the site of Houndé Mine, a major gold mine that is mostly owned by Endeavour Mining.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Houndé Mine . 2024-03-21 . . en.
  3. Web site: Clowes . William . Hoije . Katarina . 2024-01-23 . Endeavour Hit by Strike at Hounde Gold Mine in Burkina Faso . live . https://archive.today/20240123144729/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-23/endeavour-hit-by-strike-at-hounde-gold-mine-in-burkina-faso . 2024-01-23 . 2024-03-21 . Bloomberg News.